Addressing COVID-19 Supply Shortages with 3D Printing

Addressing COVID-19 Supply Shortages with 3D Printing

Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, efforts to provide adequate testing and healthcare have at times been stymied by shortages of medical supplies. To help address one such shortage, a team at the University of Louisville designed a novel 3D-printed swab made of a pliable resin material.

In this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Dr. Gerald Grant, who describes the process by which such tools are developed and manufactured, as well as their potential to quickly fill this and other gaps in the medical supply chain.

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Episode 21: Bright Spots of Resilience to Climate Disturbance

Episode 21: Bright Spots of Resilience to Climate Disturbance

Climate-driven disturbances are having profound impacts on coastal ecosystems, with many crucial habitat-forming species in sharp decline. However, among these degraded biomes, examples of resilience ...

8 Feb 201728min

Episode #20: Eucalypts Spotlight Biosecurity Failures

Episode #20: Eucalypts Spotlight Biosecurity Failures

For more than 100 years, eucalypts—woody plants that range in size from shrubs to trees—have been transported from their natural ecosystems in Australia to plantations across the globe. This unique hi...

11 Jan 201728min

Episode #19: Microbial Biodiversity in the Environment Can Alter Human Health

Episode #19: Microbial Biodiversity in the Environment Can Alter Human Health

The science of human microbiomes is advancing at an incredible pace. With each passing day, more is known about the vast suite of microorganisms that inhabit human bodies—and about the important role ...

14 Des 201630min

Episode #18: Reservoirs Are a Major Source of Greenhouse Gases

Episode #18: Reservoirs Are a Major Source of Greenhouse Gases

Over 1 million dams exist worldwide. These structures have numerous environmental effects, and there is no shortage of research on the various ecological consequences of dams. But there is another maj...

9 Nov 201626min

Episode #17: Big Data and Good Science

Episode #17: Big Data and Good Science

Scientists have long debated the best methods to achieve sound findings. In recent decades, hypothesis-driven frameworks have been enshrined in textbooks and school courses, with iterative and inducti...

13 Okt 201634min

Bonus Episode: Bear Behavior and the Recent Montana Grizzly Mauling

Bonus Episode: Bear Behavior and the Recent Montana Grizzly Mauling

Most interactions between humans and bears result in no harm to either party. However, aggressive bears can occasionally pose a serious threat to human well-being, such as occurred in a recent attack ...

5 Okt 201626min

Episode #16: Hardened Shorelines Are a Threat to Ecosystems

Episode #16: Hardened Shorelines Are a Threat to Ecosystems

The installation of structures to protect against coastal threats, called shoreline hardening, is a common practice worldwide, with many coastal cities having 50% or more of their shores protected aga...

14 Sep 201634min

Episode #15 - Marine Citizen Science: Room for Growth

Episode #15 - Marine Citizen Science: Room for Growth

The burgeoning field of citizen science offers the public an opportunity to participate directly in research and data analysis—and it offers scientists access to robust data sets that previously would...

10 Aug 201630min

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